Friday, 22 April 2011

The Treacle Market falls on Easter day so alongside bumper stalls of glorious food and drink there will be Story telling in a gorgeous tent from the Just So Story tellers ( buy ickets for the festival too), a crazy egg race and egg rolling too ( organised by the Rotary Club)and great music all day from The Maddocks, Ian Haigh and Irish folk from The Hacklers.

If cocolate eggs are too childish for you, try a chocolate cup of home made fruit liqueur. Yes really!

Bring a big basket, a sun hat, your dogs and children ( optional ) for a very special Treacle day.

Monday, 18 April 2011

Sunday, 17 April 2011

Cheshire East Council's StrategicCommissioning Unit for Cultural Services wishes to appoint a public artist as part of an entrance re-development project at Nantwich Pool. The contract will require vinyl applied window treatments as well as interior wall artwork inspired by local heritage, with community consultation and workshops.

Public exhibition and interviews of shortlisted artists will be held at Nantwich Pool on Saturday 14 May.
For a full artist brief or any further information please contact Jocelyn McMillan at Cheshire East Council.

Saturday, 16 April 2011

Giant Puppets of Macclesfield's Treacletown Twelve are going to be striding along with the Parade. Our Parade artist Jacki Clark is running a second workshop at our new premises on Saturday 16th April 1.30- 5pm.

Come along to work with Jacki, find out how to make the structure yourself – it can be collapsed to make it easily portable – and learn the techniques to add features and clothing according to the era that you are working with. The same techniques can be used to make smaller puppets too!

Our Barnaby Parade Workshops is on South Park Road (the old driving test centre). This has been loaned to us by Resources for Business. The address is

South Park Road, Macclesfield, SK11 6SH

If you turn by the Co Op chemists on Park Lane, the building is on your right, opposite the old St John's School building, access to the workshop is round the side through large double doors, there will be an Easel outside with the Barnaby Logo.

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Hosted by John Lindley'Manchester Cathedral Poet of the Year 2010' and former 'Cheshire Poet Laureate'. A chance to read your own poems or your favourites or just come to listen (and drink, of course). This Wed, 6th April at 8pm. £2.50 on the door and upstairs at The Crown Inn in Goostrey.

Saturday, 2 April 2011

Macc is humming this weeknd with live music.
Theres the music all dayer at The Swan with two Necks till 11pm tonight with Cash 4 chaos, Bleeding Hands, Half dead Ed, Tim Woodhouse, Home grown effect and more.

More live music at Ronnies tomorrow, Sunday: with Heat Four of the exclusive FOMFEST battle of the bands.

Friday, 1 April 2011

There are still a couple of places left on The Bell Jar: a six week online poetry course with top poet Jo Bell.

In science and now in poetry, a bell jar is ‘a safe space in which to conduct experiments.’ Winning Words offers a six-week online course with poet Jo Bell. Exercises and wordsparks to interest and challenge poets at all levels, and a showcase for new work. Friendly, supportive and lively writing; join a new writing community from your own home.

Jo Bell is a poet and literature development worker, whose projects take her across the UK. Formerly an industrial archaeologist, she lives on a narrowboat in the NW of England. She is the director of National Poetry Day, and her poetry has been published in journals including Magma and Iota. Her latest publication Bugged brings together writers such as Stuart Maconie, Ian Marchant and Jenn Ashworth, in a collection of work based on overhearings.

The cost of this exclusive course is just £137, and places are limited so sign up today! If you have any questions, please use the contact form, putting ‘Winning Words course query’ in the subject line.

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